Our goal is to provide occupational therapy that is individualized to your child’s unique needs. We value input from parents/caregivers and teachers during the evaluation, treatment planning, and treatment delivery processes. We work with you to help improve your child’s development and functionality in his/her home life, school life, and social life.

Our occupational therapist can provide screenings, evaluations, and on-going therapy services to address the following areas:

  • Fine Motor Skills (such as scissor skills, pencil grasp, opening containers, etc.)

  • Visual Motor Skills (handwriting, coloring, number alignment in math, etc.)

  • Visual Perception (letter reversals, scanning lines of text, copying from board, finding objects in desk and other places, etc.)

  • Sensory Processing and Self-Regulation (falling out of chair, excessive fidgeting, bumping into other children, falling on purpose, etc.)

  • Social Skills (participation at lunch and recess, self-advocacy, task avoidance)

  • Gross Motor: (accessing buildings, stairways, sidewalks, playgrounds, restrooms, etc.)

  • Controlling Emotions

  • Attending to Tasks and Impulse Control

  • Strength, Range of Motion, Balance and Coordination

Educational/Classroom signs that a child may need occupational therapy:

  • Seems less coordinated than same age peers 

  • Needs more practice than other children to learn new skills 

  • Tires easily, has low muscle tone and poor posture 

  • Difficulty safely navigating playground equipment 

  • Poor fine motor skills for writing, drawing, cutting or coloring inside the lines

  • Difficulty using eating utensils 

  • Unable to complete clothing fasteners (button, zip, snap, tying shoes) 

  • Avoids writing tasks or has poor handwriting legibility 

  • Holds pencil with an awkward grasp 

  • Reverses letters and numbers (beyond 2nd grade) 

  • Overly active and unable to slow down. 

  • Difficulty self-calming or regulating emotions 

  • Has difficulty handling unexpected changes and transitions between activities 

  • Difficulty following multi-step directions 

  • Poor self-esteem, lack of confidence

If you’re not sure if an occupational therapist can help, just reach out to us and we can help you decide.